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North star: why Australia should look to Finland on resilience and preparedness
Rory Medcalf and Christian Fjäder discuss how Australia and Finland can build an innovative security partnership involving policy dialogue and exchanges of expertise.
  • resilience
  • Finland
  • National security
  • preparedness
  • Defence
  • Europe
AustAid

Changing tides: responding to China’s emergence in Indo-Pacific humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
Frédéric Grare analyses China's entry in the Indo-Pacific as a provider of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
  • Humanitarian assistance
  • China
  • Disaster relief
  • EU
  • Europe
  • France
  • Indo-Pacific
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Statement: Australia-France 1.5 Track Strategic Dialogue, 3-4 December 2024
NSC hosted the Australia-France Strategic Dialogue, in partnership with La Fondation pour la recherche stratégique and supported by the Australian and French governments.
  • France
  • Europe
  • Diplomacy
  • strategic competition
  • Indo-Pacific
Australian and UK aid shipment to Enga Province in Papua New Guinea.
Image: Royal Australian Air Force
Thu, 18 Jul 2024

The future for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in the Indo-Pacific

This webinar examined the future of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief coordination mechanisms in the region.
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Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Strategic challenges raised by climate change in the Indo-Pacific

This webinar examined the impacts of climate change on security challenges through the lenses of Australia, the South Pacific Islands and European states.
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At what point do we say ‘enough’ to Trump?
David Andrews writes how Australia has so far been content to bend and gently adjust to the Trump 2.0 whirlwind and why it will inevitably have to decide where it can draw the line.
  • Trump
  • Diplomacy
  • AUKUS
  • NATO
  • Europe
  • Ukraine
The National Security Podcast
20 Mar 2025
The National Security Podcast

Russia, the US, and the (uncertain) future of "the West"

In this episode, Peter Tesh and Mikhail Zygar join Rory Medcalf for a discussion on the evolving role and influence of Russia in the global order, the impending challenges of the war in Ukraine, and the role that the US and Europe will play in this equation. 

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Fri, 22 Mar 2024

The Future of Australia-France Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

The French Foreign Minister’s visit to Australia in December last year marked a new phase in relations between the two countries.
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Options for Australia, France, India trilateral cooperation: building an Indian Ocean partnership
In this paper, the authors put forward options for Australia, France and India trilateral cooperation in the India Ocean.
  • trilateral cooperation
  • France
  • India
  • Europe
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
  • Maritime
  • Indian Ocean
A fleet of ships sail out at sea as China and Russia's naval joint drill concludes in Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province, China, September 19, 2016.
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Mon, 29 Apr 2024

Chinese coercion scenarios of Taiwan: consequences for Europe and Australia

The Taiwan issue assumes an increasingly international dimension in a context of growing China-US rivalry.
Richard Tibbels, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific.
Richard Tibbels, EU Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific. Image: NSC

Examining the EU's engagement in the Indo-Pacific
Supported by the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Australia, NSC presented the second EU Indo-Pacific Forum on 15 March 2024.
  • Indo-Pacific
  • EU
  • Europe
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
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GPPi parliamentary dialogue in Germany

From the Indo-Pacific to the Euro-Atlantic
Head of College, Professor Rory Medcalf, conducted consultations to explore security links between the Indo-Pacific and Euro-Atlantic. 
  • Europe
  • Indo-Pacific
  • Diplomacy
The National Security Podcast
11 Jul 2024
The National Security Podcast

Like-minded lessons: why Australia should be watching Europe's approach to China closely

In this episode, Janka Oertel joins Rory Medcalf to discuss how Europe is approaching the ‘China challenge’. 

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The National Security Podcast
01 Aug 2024
The National Security Podcast

Alliances and security agreements in Europe and the Indo-Pacific

In this episode, Alexander Lanoszka and Susannah Patton join David Andrews to discuss the evolving role of alliances and security partnerships on the global stage.

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Australia's strategic thinking on the war in Ukraine, NATO, and Indo-Pacific security
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Can NATO survive Trump?
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